Results 4,681-4,700 of 5,762 for speaker:Fiona O'Loughlin
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: That does not matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Senator Ruane is a member of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: If Ms Higgins and Mr. O'Callaghan do not have the answers to all of the questions, they can feel free to write to us afterwards with any answers for which they do not have the information. We will be happy to circulate that to all of the members and to Deputy Connolly. To say a few words myself, when I started to look at the remit of Caranua and listen to the stories, the first thing that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: It does. I thank Ms Higgins for clarifying it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: That is fine. Does Ms Higgins want to answer some of the other questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Okay. I thank Ms Higgins for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I ask Ms Higgins to outline the selection criteria for grants. I understand what she has said about the over 70s and people with medical needs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I am sorry. The Senator can come back afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The Senator can come back afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Have the witnesses finished their responses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the witnesses for their frank answers. I will give each Deputy and Senator one opportunity to readdress any issue they need.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I will let Deputy Connolly ask her question because I have let Senator Ruane ask several already.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I would rather if the Deputy put her question and allowed the witness answer it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The question of whether there was a breach of legislation is not a matter for this committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I ask the Deputy to refrain from referring to a breach of legislation because-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Is the Deputy going to withdraw the comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I would just make the point that if somebody outside this committee indicates that there is a breach of legislation, it is not necessarily up to us to make a point on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes, but the Deputy is introducing it into this-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I would rather the Deputy did not. Senator Ruane wants to ask a question.